Rescue workers struggled to clear rubble and bodies from the streets, where the death toll from 7.0-magnitude earthquake may exceed 100,000

Thousands of injured waited for care outside damaged hospitals. Unknown number remained trapped inside collapsed buildings.
Water and electricity were out, and President Rene Preval said the government needs help clearing streets, so rescuers can reach the hardest-hit areas

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti, knocking down buildings and power lines. Heavy damage and bodies in the streets of the capital

Haiti's worst quake in two centuries seriously damaged the HQ of the UN mission and its personnel are missing. The national palace and a hospital are among buildings badly damaged; rescuers are digging under rubble

100 people have been injured. Rescuers planned to continue working into the night to dig out students and teachers buried in the rubble

150 people had been injured, but many more remained missing.
Fortin Augustin, who owns College La Promesse Evangelique in Petionville, surrendered to authorities
As many as 700 children were on the school grounds, celebrating the school's birthday when the building collapsed about 10 a.m.